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Stories for August 8th 2002

  • Thursday, August 8th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Schackleton Fund plans to expand

    A progress report by the Shackleton Scholarship Fund on its first six years says that it has awarded some 50 scholarships, with grants totalling over £60,000, from income from its core fund of more than £400,000.

  • Thursday, August 8th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Richard Ralph marries partner

    Former Falkland Islands Governor, Richard Ralph, now ambassador to Romania, has married his partner, Jemma Jackson, whom he met and began an affair with in the Falklands.

  • Thursday, August 8th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    South America News

    Headlines:
    30 billion for Brazil;
    Petrobras discovers oil in Patagonia; Urchin ban suspension; Deadly storm hits